Etiket: RIVM
RIVM warns of an increase in whooping cough: ‘avoid contact with babies and pregnant women if you sniffle’
The number of whooping cough infections has increased recently, it warns National Institute for Health and Environment (RIVM) Wednesday. Doctors currently diagnose whooping cough in approximately 250 patients per week,…
Cabinet asks RIVM to investigate the effects of Chemours | News item
News item | 25-10-2023 | 13:45 State Secretary Vivianne Heijnen (Infrastructure and Water Management) has asked the RIVM whether they can map the effects of Chemours on the health of…
RIVM: ‘Research into Tata Steel could be a blueprint for the situation surrounding Chemours’
An extensive health examination such as at Tata Steel is also possible at Chemours. This is reported by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), which last…
Information evening RIVM report well attended: “We must take action now for our health!”
In an overflowing hall of the Telstar stadium, about three hundred IJmond residents attended the information evening, which was entirely devoted to the long-awaited RIVM report on the health risks…
Wijk aan Zeeërs about alarming RIVM report Tata: “Something has to change, but I’m not leaving”
The RIVM report on Tata Steel published today confirms what the residents of the village of Wijk aan Zee already knew: living here can seriously damage their health. Some residents…
RIVM is concerned: due to lower vaccination rates, a disease such as measles can resurface
For the second year in a row, the proportion of young children who have received all basic vaccinations has fallen. The vaccination rate in the youngest age group, children up…
RIVM: dark cigarettes and a ban on filters and flavors would discourage smokers
Give cigarettes a darker color and remove sugar, filters and flavorings to make them less attractive to consumers. That reports the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)…
Tata Steel boss does not want to come to the House of Representatives to explain about RIVM research, D66 wants to force him
The top man of Tata Steel Netherlands Hans van den Berg does not intend to come to the House of Representatives to explain the company’s emissions of toxic substances. That…
Local residents are critical of the RIVM report, but seem to trust improvements from Tata
Although the latest RIVM report is quite negative about the effects of the Tata Steel measures against the emission of toxic substances, the local residents hardly showed their teeth on…
Drinking water shortage is imminent in 2030, RIVM wants government action quickly
RIVM wants the government to take action quickly to maintain the drinking water supply in the Netherlands. According to the national institute, the availability of drinking water is already under…